Dead Kennedys - Moon Over Marin

The crowded future stings my eyes
I still find time to exercise
In a uniform with two white stripes

Unlock my section of the sand
It's fenced off to the waters edge
I clamp a gasmask on my head
On my beach at night
Bathe in my moonlight

Another tanker's hit the rocks
Abandoned to spill out its guts
The sand is laced with sticky glops

O' Shimmering moonlight sheen upon
The waves and water clogged with oil
White gases steam up from the soil
On my beach at night
Bathe in my moonlight

I squish dead fish between my toes
Try not to step on any bones
I turn around and I go home

I slip back through my basement door
Switch off all that I own below
Dive in my scalding wooden tub
My own beach at night
bathe in my moonlight

There will always be a moon over Marin.

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[nickgage1162]

What is he referencing in "uniform with 2 white stripes"?

[Chastrie]

@nickgage1162 Perhaps a reference to the jogging suits of the rich set that "owned" the waterfront.

[Aureliano0Peachdoor]

@Chastrie

I thought he was referencing more to the nazi uniforms?

[Chastrie]

@Aureliano0Peachdoor I used to think it was more of a cop uniform, but I think it's mocking the rich that lived there.

[selfsufficientjason]

Great Job on this video!! I'd vote it in the top ten!!! Up date it with the recent BP spill!!!

I was alos happy to see some one else understand what Jello Biafra was talking about when he wrote this song. They banned his label in California, but I rocked with him several times. Many people understood his points or what he was writing about, some just didn't get, still don't...

[samruiz0000]

we shouldn't b using oil for fuel in the first place

humans rock but people suck ass

[Dimitr0n]

On my beach @ night, bathing in my moonlight

[deadkennedys213]

How would Bp feel if I fill their asses with oil.

[r8dj]

There's always room for Jello!

[thehindmost88]

@jimjosh71 ....you do realize we use oil to MAKE electricity, right?

[thehindmost88]

@Chastrie All you have to do is think about the 80s and rich people jogging and you'll know for sure.

[overbrasio]

thumbs up if neverland and cale zima makes u stumble in here!

[tostare]

Is there a name, in music, for when the guitar (or keyboard or whatever) keeps playing the same riff while the bass changes underneath it? This song's a great example of that, love it.

[Doedal65]

yessss this is my Guitar sound yeaaahhhhhhhh

[elAntxoa1]

Anyone else thinks taht this brilliant song is talking about stupid upperclass "weekend ecologist"??

Jello allways works in Ironic Mode.